K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

Lab researchers capture sound

We collect and interpret sounds in nature by developing, applying, and sharing innovative conservation technologies across relevant scales to inform and advance the conservation of wildlife and habitats.

Empowering Bioacoustics Research in Southeast Asia

This short film profiles community-led research and capacity building projects, with topics including the Indonesian songbird trade, the formation of a new capital city in East Kalimantan, and the Bioacoustics Equipment and Training (BEAT) Program.

Voyage to Survey Cetaceans

There is nothing quite like the excitement of starting a fresh project, and the newly organized Holistic Assessment of Living marine resources off the Oregon coast (HALO) project team was alive with it on October 8 as we prepared our various elements of research gear aboard the R/V Pacific Storm in the Newport bayfront.

Five observers on a boat in the middle of the ocean
Katydid on a stick with a black background

Using Artificial Intelligence to Study Natural Environments

In rainforests many animals are nearly invisible, but not all are silent. Rainforests click, whirr, and hum with the sound of life. Like heartbeats offer clues to doctors, these sounds convey endless information about the life of forests.

Photo credits: Voyage photo provided. Observers clockwise from the lower left: Leigh Torres, Marissa Garcia, Craig Hayslip, Miranda Mayhall, Holger Klinck.; insect photo by Yang Center team;